Psalms 119:126 It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

[Niki7]

you and I both know I never said throw out the written word

I have never said that you said that. Find the post wherein I stated you said to throw out Scripture.

If you cannot be honest about what you say, or what you accuse others of saying, why should anyone believe that you think God has given you prophecies?

Again, the Bible is clear there are NO prophets that operate alone in this day.

This is the resolve he wants he doesn't need more scholars you are well versed well studied well equipped in the written word then he says to you are you ready for the real thing?

The Holy Spirit's main job on earth is to glorify Jesus. I have no doubt something has asked you if you are ready for 'the real thing'

You are misguided and doing your best to misguide those who are actually not that well acquainted with the written word. Maybe if you were not dabbling in what in all actuality appears to be occultic practices, instead of studying the Bible like a Berean, you would find that word exciting and truthful.

Frankly, you have heard the truth from several sources over months and probably years, but you do not listen.

The Bible is our safeguard against error yet you say the real thing is not in scripture as per your quote I have posted in this response.

I would just warn any and everyone to steer clear of believing the Holy Spirit would tell you that the Bible is not 'the real thing'

ps: You state you have problems reading because of your eyes. Surely you know that the complete Bible is available on cd for those who are seeing impaired.

 

[Fundaamental]

Who told you to throw away your Bible? Can you produce that person? Well no you can't because this is simply you trying to justify yourself as you have done whenever someone does not gloss over your statements but points out the error instead.



You very clearly and deliberately say go past scripture...you call it the truth that goes past JUST the written word.

Does go past scripture mean something other than the obvious?

The Bible does not teach what you say people should do.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. John 17: 17-26

I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. [2] I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Psalm 138

you should remove the plank from your own eye first 😁😱

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

This is about as easy as it gets, despite what one might believe about Paul and we already know that Peter said that Paul is perhaps the most difficult teacher to understand as it relates to matters of God’s law.

So let me get this Difficult Pauline Confusion 'straight' - you are advising us
'righteous' christians to "observe All of the Torah [law] or be 'condemned'," and
then you quote this???:

1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Please make up our minds?

Of course, those who take the time to study the "Simplicity Of Christ," will find this:

Christ Living In us, To Fulfil:

All Of His Law, In "One Word: Love thy neighbor as thyself!"​

(Galatians 5:14; Romans 13:8-10) ​

So, now just a simple question for your response:

I have decided to follow Jesus?​

​

Amen.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

Some say the new covenant is in effect, some do not agree but see it come to effect just after Jesus's return...What do you guys think?;

My brief view:

( earthly ) Prophecy / covenants / law:
OT for Israel - up to The Cross - NT started with them [ being Prominent ], but,
a year later, they fell, meaning "Israel could not be 'a blessing to the world,"
So then God [ putting prophecy 'on hold' ] "Concluded all in sin, in order
To Have Mercy On all," Jew and Gentile are Now Equal...

Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15) From Things That Differ" (online)

...God raised up "His ( Heavenly no covenant ) Grace apostle, Paul, Giving him
"The Hid In God's "Revelation Of The Mystery" For [ The Jew and Gentile
ethnicity disappearing Into God's New 'Creation' ] "the One New man"
The Body Of Christ, Ending with God's Great GRACE Departure!
( Heavenly ) Mystery

Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That Differ” (online)

... ( earthly ) prophecy NT resumes with Israel again Prominent, antichrist, Great
Tribulation, Christ Comes, Saves Israel, and then "they Will Be "a blessing to the
world," in the Millennium...

Amen.

 

[Grace911]

So let me get this Difficult Pauline Confusion 'straight' - you are advising us
'righteous' christians to "observe All of the Torah [law] or be 'condemned'," and
then you quote this???:

Please make up our minds?

Of course, those who take the time to study the "Simplicity Of Christ," will find this:

Christ Living In us, To Fulfil:

All Of His Law, In "One Word: Love thy neighbor as thyself!"​

(Galatians 5:14; Romans 13:8-10) ​

So, now just a simple question for your response:

I have decided to follow Jesus?​

​

Amen.

I follow the LORD/YHWH who is Salvation/Yeshua/Jesus. I am a bride of the bridegroom who is to come.

Was Jesus a farmer? Was Jesus a woman? Was Jesus a Levitical priest? NO. NO. NO. Did Jesus observe all the LAWS of Torah that applied to Him as a man? Yes, of course. Had He not He would then be a sinner and not qualify to be our Messiah.

Act 15:19 Therefore my judgment is that we do not trouble those who have turned to God from among the nations,
Act 15:20 but that we write to them that they should abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Act 15:21 For Moses from ages past has those in every city proclaiming him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Mat 23:1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowd and to His disciples,
Mat 23:2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
Mat 23:3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do. But do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

I follow the LORD/YHWH who is Salvation/Yeshua/Jesus.

Ok then, what about me? should I "follow Him your [ law/Torah ] way"? or:

I have decided to follow Jesus?

A) Do I follow Him, and the doctrine He Spoke as The:

Humble Christ, on the earth, To Israel, 12 apostles, Under The Law/covenants
/Prophecy:

1) Repent (change mind about sin/agree With God "it is Wrong!") or perish
(Luk 13:3,5 Mar 1:4 24:47)
+
2) believe the gospel of the kingdom (Mat 4:23, 9:35, 24:14; Mar 1:14,15)
+
3) be water baptized "For the remission of sin" (Mar 1:4 Luk 3:3, 7:29:30, 24:47;
Act 2:38)
+
4) "show works meet for repentance" (Mat 3:8), because,
+
5) "to the twelve tribes of Israel," "faith Without works is dead"
(James 1:1, 2:17,26)
+
6) "keep the commandments" to "enter life" (Mat 19:17)
+
7) "one thing thou lackest...sell ALL/take up cross/follow Jesus"
(Mar 10:17-23)
+
8) pray as a watchman, for Great Tribulation, man of sin, son of perdition, and
signs of the end times, and Second Coming?

A) Do I follow His earthly prophecy "faith PLUS works" program of covenants and law?
( OT, Mat - John, Heb - Rev ) or:

Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That Differ” (online)

B) Do I follow Him As The Risen And Glorified "Head Of His Church" and ask:

I have decided to Follow ( The Heavenly ) LORD Jesus?

And, His Heavenly Pure Grace Program, According To The Revelation Of The Mystery?
(His Doctrine in Romans - Philemon)

Of course, Under God's Other Context Of Grace for The ( Heavenly ) ONE Body
Of Christ, Which began with ( ONE apostle ) Paul, Baptized By The ONE Spirit,
as the first 'member' of the ONE New man...
(Ephesians 2:15; 1 Timothy 1:16; Romans 11:13; Ephesians 4:5; 1 Corinthians 12:13),

...it is ( as Paul states 21 x ) "But Now":

1) Have repentance toward God (change mind about sin/agree With God "it is Wrong!")
(Acts 20:21)
+
2) Have faith toward The LORD Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21), and trust/believe The Gospel
Of The Grace Of God: His Death ( ALL-Sufficient Work On The Cross ), Burial, And
Resurrection, According To The Scripture (Ephesians 2:5-9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
+
3) Acknowledge I am Spiritually Baptized By The ONE Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
Into The ONE (Spiritual Organism) Body Of Christ, Seated In the Heavenlies
(Ephesians 4:5; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:27; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13)
+
4) Acknowledge Christ Is Living in me, so I allow Him to, through me:
+
5) To Fulfil:

All Of His Law, In ONE Word: ►► love ◄◄ thy neighbor
as thyself!" (Galatians 5:14; Romans 13:8-10)
+
6) Study God's Word Of Truth, Rightly Divided to show myself "Approved Unto God"
(2 Timothy 2:15), and all the rest of these Bible study rules!
+
7) Work with my hands to "give to them in need," and the LORD "shall supply all my need"
(Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12; 1 Timothy 5:8)
+
8) Be a humble prayer warrior and:
"...look, watch, and Patiently WAIT For..." = The LORD Jesus Christ!
(2 Thessalonians 2:1; Romans 8:18-19; Romans 8:23; Romans 8:25; 1 Corinthians 1:7;
Ephesians 6:12-18; Philippians 3:20; Colossians 4:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 1:10;
1 Thessalonians 5:5-11; Titus 2:13)
+
9) Put on the FULL armour of God and stand, in the spiritual warfare I wrestle with
(Ephesians 6:10-18)
+
10)
Eph 6:19 "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I
may open my mouth boldly, to make known the Mystery Of The Gospel,"
+
11)
Eph 3:9 "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of The Mystery, which from the
beginning of the world hath been hid in God, Who created all things by Jesus Christ"
+
12) Acknowledge that I am going to give an account at Judgment (1 Corinthians 3:8-15;
Romans 14:12), at my Heavenly Home-Going ( Great GRACE Departure! )

According to these and all the details of God's Sound Doctrinal Blueprint In
Romans Through Philemon? (1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:3; Titus 1:9):

Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

B) Follow The LORD Jesus Christ, His GRACE Way?

Or:

C) Do I speak after following the Many, who homogenize A) + B) into
Massive Confusion?

Final question would be: Which Option, Under Grace Today, should I take
To Honor and Glorify God, Who Plainly and Clear Says in Romans 11:6:

"And if By Grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise​

Grace is no more Grace. But if it be of works, then is it​

no more Grace: otherwise work is no more work."​

​

Precious friend(s), thanks again. I appreciate all your prayerful and careful
consideration of this Eternally Important Matter.

Amen.

Extra Related study Bonus:

UnScriptural or UNdispensational?

Conclusion:
Big Difference between "Grace In a dispensation" and

"The ( Current ) Dispensation Of The Grace Of God, eh?

Amen.

 

[wolfwint]

What is Torah?
By Jeff A. Benner


The Hebrew word תורה (torah, Strong's #8451) is usually translated into the English word "Law". Because of this translation there is a great misunderstanding of what "Torah" truly is. "TORAH IS NOT LAW". When we use the word "law" we assume a certain meaning and concept of the word that is not present in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Let us start by looking at the Etymology of the Hebrew word Torah so that we may better understand its true definition. The word Torah comes from the Hebrew root word ירה (Y.R.H, Strong's #3384), a verb which means "to flow or throw something".

This can be a flowing of an arrow from an archer's bow, or the flowing of a finger to point out a direction. Nouns are derived from the verb by making one or two changes to the verb root. For instance, when the י (the letter yud) is replaced by a ו (the letter vav) and a מ (the letter mem) is added to the front of the word, the noun מורה (moreh, Strong's #4175) is formed and means "one who does the flowing".

This can be an archer who flows an arrow, or a teacher who flows his finger to point out way the student is to go in the walk of life. Another noun is formed the same way except that a ת (the letter tav) is placed at the front of the word instead of a מ (the letter mem) and we have the word Torah. Torah is "what is flowed by the Moreh". This can be the arrow from the archer or the teachings and instructions from the teacher.

A hebraic definition of Torah is "a set of Instructions, from a father to his children, violation of these instructions are disciplined in order to foster obedience and train his children". Notice how the word Torah is translated in the New International Version translation in the following passages.

"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching [Torah]." (Proverbs 1:8)

"My son, do not forget my teaching [Torah], but keep my commands in your heart". (Proverbs 3:1)

The purpose of a parents Torah is to teach and bring the children to maturity. If the Torah is violated out of disrespect or defiant disobedience, the child is punished. If the child desires to follow the instructions out of a loving obedience but falls short of the expectations, the child is commended for the effort and counseled on how to perform the instructions better the next time.

Unlike Torah, law is a set of rules from a government and binding on a community. Violation of the rules require punishment. With this type of law, there is no room for teaching, either the law was broken with the penalty of punishment or it was not broken. God, as our heavenly Father, gives his children his Torah in the same manner as parents give their Torah to their children, not in the manner as a government does to its citizens.

"Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your Torah" (Psalms 94:12)

You say we should live according the torah?

 

[Ted01]

2 Cor. 3:12-16

12 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, 13 not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. 14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

 

[Cameron143]

I follow the LORD/YHWH who is Salvation/Yeshua/Jesus. I am a bride of the bridegroom who is to come.

Was Jesus a farmer? Was Jesus a woman? Was Jesus a Levitical priest? NO. NO. NO. Did Jesus observe all the LAWS of Torah that applied to Him as a man? Yes, of course. Had He not He would then be a sinner and not qualify to be our Messiah.

Act 15:19 Therefore my judgment is that we do not trouble those who have turned to God from among the nations,
Act 15:20 but that we write to them that they should abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Act 15:21 For Moses from ages past has those in every city proclaiming him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Mat 23:1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowd and to His disciples,
Mat 23:2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
Mat 23:3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do. But do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.

Should have stopped at Acts 15:20. The first group of people are Gentiles. The second group is Jews. Two different messages for two different peoples at two different times.

The instructions in Acts 15 came after the cross, are the NT standard, and concern Gentiles.

 

[ResidentAlien]

My only question is how much longer all the Judaizers in here are going to be allowed to use this site to spread their false doctrine? A lot of them have been doing it a long time and it's clear they have no intention of changing.

 

[Ted01]

My only question is how much longer all the Judaizers in here are going to be allowed to use this site to spread their false doctrine? A lot of them have been doing it a long time and it's clear they have no intention of changing.

Well, it nothing new really... is it?
Paul dealt with them at the beginning. Luckily, we have his words set in/as Scripture to help deal with Judaizing and give correct understanding.

They do tend to use a "new" tactic in changing definitions of words that have been parsed for centuries. Law and Torah are two separate things. Sabbath doesn't mean "the Sabbath", yada, yada. But this is actually very much in use in today's society and conversation... redefining definitions. It's relativism at its finest. Revisionist history.

But it's also in the Church... legalist's use it too. Our "works" aren't works... it's obedience. Same ol' nonsense.

 

[Grace911]

You say we should live according the torah?

The Torah is not just laws for Jews. It is also instructions on how to function/live in the Kingdom of God for all of His People. It is also our teacher. When we turn away from our Babylonian mystery religions and follow the ten commandments, then we are on a lit path, showing us the way and gives us understanding and wisdom. This "way" will then make the New Testament make sense. If one lives by discarding or diminishing the LORD's Words, then blindness/stubbornness/rebellion occurs. If one adds to Torah, such as placing the New Testament above the LORD's teachings in the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings, then we err. One book with a beginning and an ending. Line upon line, precept upon precept. You have to dig for the treasure it holds. When you find that one pearl of great price, you are willing to sell all that you have and hang on to that pearl. I know that clinging to God's Holy Words is not popular. I get it. So hard to let go of man-made traditions that make void the word of God.

I see grace and truth throughout the entire Bible and the Torah is not a burden or grievous.

 

[Ted01]

If one lives by discarding or diminishing the LORD's Words, then blindness/stubbornness/rebellion occurs.

I agree with this!!

Luckily though, Christ came to fulfil the Law, so it need not be discarded.
Matt. 5:17-18
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

And we know that He did indeed fulfil His mission to fulfil both the Law and the Prophets and ALL is accomplished from Scripture:
Rom. 10:4
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

And also, the Temple was destroyed, and all Sacrifice stopped... now, all the laws that covered that aspect of the Old Covenant is much more than "an iota/dot (jot or tittle)" so, according to Jesus if any part of the Law passes away, the whole will have been accomplished.

 

[wolfwint]

The Torah is not just laws for Jews. It is also instructions on how to function/live in the Kingdom of God for all of His People. It is also our teacher. When we turn away from our Babylonian mystery religions and follow the ten commandments, then we are on a lit path, showing us the way and gives us understanding and wisdom. This "way" will then make the New Testament make sense. If one lives by discarding or diminishing the LORD's Words, then blindness/stubbornness/rebellion occurs. If one adds to Torah, such as placing the New Testament above the LORD's teachings in the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings, then we err. One book with a beginning and an ending. Line upon line, precept upon precept. You have to dig for the treasure it holds. When you find that one pearl of great price, you are willing to sell all that you have and hang on to that pearl. I know that clinging to God's Holy Words is not popular. I get it. So hard to let go of man-made traditions that make void the word of God.

I see grace and truth throughout the entire Bible and the Torah is not a burden or grievous.

Then we should also follow what is written in the book leviticus. And what means to you what is written in Acts 15, 5 - 31. regarding follow the torah?
And 3rd. Do you belong to any of the 12 tribes of Israel?

 

[Grace911]

Then we should also follow what is written in the book leviticus. And what means to you what is written in Acts 15, 5 - 31. regarding follow the torah?
And 3rd. Do you belong to any of the 12 tribes of Israel?

1). Leviticus 11 is what is food and what is not food.
Leviticus 23 are the Feasts of the LORD, the weekly Sabbath and the Spring Feasts and the Fall Feasts and these are called “Rehearsals”
Leviticus 25 is about Sabbitical and Jubilee years.

2) Acts 15 and the discussion of circumcision of the flesh. The LORD wants circumcision of the heart. The commandment to circumcise your 8 day old son did not apply to the Gentiles coming out of paganism to accept Christ and 15:21 clearly implies they will learn the Torah week by week if they attend the sabbath synagogue.

3) Do I belong to any of the 12 tribes of Israel? Several parts to answer. One what is my genealogy? Yes I am of both the House of Judah and am also of the House of Israel. However, before the genealogy research, I was adopted and grafted into the good olive tree. I know the end-time Temple has 12 gates named after each tribe and each made of a solid pearl. I will only be entering and exiting in one of these gates. This is an unknown to me at this time. But one thing I do know is Jesus and the Father will be there and the KINGDOM IS REUNITED.

 

[wolfwint]

1). Leviticus 11 is what is food and what is not food.
Leviticus 23 are the Feasts of the LORD, the weekly Sabbath and the Spring Feasts and the Fall Feasts and these are called “Rehearsals”
Leviticus 25 is about Sabbitical and Jubilee years.

2) Acts 15 and the discussion of circumcision of the flesh. The LORD wants circumcision of the heart. The commandment to circumcise your 8 day old son did not apply to the Gentiles coming out of paganism to accept Christ and 15:21 clearly implies they will learn the Torah week by week if they attend the sabbath synagogue.

3) Do I belong to any of the 12 tribes of Israel? Several parts to answer. One what is my genealogy? Yes I am of both the House of Judah and am also of the House of Israel. However, before the genealogy research, I was adopted and grafted into the good olive tree. I know the end-time Temple has 12 gates named after each tribe and each made of a solid pearl. I will only be entering and exiting in one of these gates. This is an unknown to me at this time. But one thing I do know is Jesus and the Father will be there and the KINGDOM IS REUNITED.

Ok, so you are a jew? Then follow the Torah.
For an believer in Christ out of the gentiles is only given instruction according Acts 15:
1. Abstain from pollution of Idols
2.Abstain from fornication
3.Abstain from things strangled
4.Abstain from blood.

Not more. No sabbath keeping, no holding OT feasts which are given to the Nation of Israel, no holding torah.

You agree?

 

[Grace911]

Ok, so you are a jew? Then follow the Torah.
For an believer in Christ out of the gentiles is only given instruction according Acts 15:
1. Abstain from pollution of Idols
2.Abstain from fornication
3.Abstain from things strangled
4.Abstain from blood.

Not more. No sabbath keeping, no holding OT feasts which are given to the Nation of Israel, no holding torah.

You agree?

How does a believer in Christ abstain from pollution of idols? What say the scriptures?

 

[Grace911]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eas...ox and Eastern,his resurrection from the dead.
Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs,[1] are eggsthat are decorated for the Christian feast of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tradition, which continues to be used in Central and Eastern Europe, is to use dye and paint chicken eggs.

Decorated Easter eggs

Easter egg of the Ukrainian variety with the Paschal greeting "Christ is Risen!"

A chocolate Easter egg
Although eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth,[2] in Christianity, for the celebration of Eastertide, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus, from which Jesus was resurrected.[3][4][5] In addition, one ancient tradition was the staining of Easter eggs with the colour red "in memory of the blood of Christ, shed as at that time of his crucifixion."[3][6]
This custom of the Easter egg, according to many sources, can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Eastern Europe and Siberia through the Orthodox Churches, and later into Europe through the Catholic and Protestant Churches.[6][7][8][9] Additionally, the widespread usage of Easter eggs, according to mediaevalist scholars, is due to the prohibition of eggs during Lent after which, on Easter, they have been blessed for the occasion.[10][11]
A modern custom in some places is to substitute chocolate eggs wrapped in coloured foil, hand-carved wooden eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as chocolate.

 

[Grace911]

https://www.britannica.com/story/how-did-the-tradition-of-christmas-trees-start
How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?
Written by

Amy Tikkanen
Fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannic

Christmas has numerous traditions, of which perhaps none is more popular than a decorated tree. Whether real or artificial, Christmas trees are synonymous with the holiday. But how did trees become part of Christmas?

Trees have been used in rituals and as decorations since ancient times, thus making the source of the modern Christmas tree open to debate. However, many believe that it originated in Germany. It is claimed that in Germany about 723 the English missionary St. Boniface encountered pagans preparing a sacrifice at an oak tree dedicated to the god Thor (Donar). Boniface took an ax to the tree, and, when not struck down by their god, he proclaimed to the awed pagans that a nearby evergreen was their “holy tree.” Other sources report that a fir grew on the site of the fallen oak.

Whether that tale is true or not, evergreen trees became part of Christian rites in Germany, and in the Middle Ages “paradise trees” began to appear there. Meant to represent the Garden of Eden, these evergreen trees were hung with apples and displayed in homes on December 24, the religious feast day of Adam and Eve. Other decorations were added—Martin Luther reportedly first hung lighted candles on a tree in the 16th century—and paradise trees evolved into Christmas trees. By the 19th century, Christmas trees were a firmly established tradition in Germany.

As Germans migrated, they took Christmas trees to other countries, notably England. There, in the 1790s, Charlotte, the German-born wife of King George III, had trees decorated for the holiday. However, it was a German-born prince, Albert, and his wife, Britain’s Queen Victoria, who popularized the tradition among the British. The couple made Christmas trees a prominent part of the holiday’s festivities, and in 1848 an illustration of the royal family around a decorated treeappeared in a London newspaper. Christmas trees soon became common in English homes.

See link for rest of the article.

 

[NightTwister]

Do you feel the end times are here now? Do you question your role or are you just waiting to be taken up?

I don't really think about it much.